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speeding up the CO inspection process, it frees up the planners’ time so they can
focus on development review and other tasks. We agree with this practice and
frequently recommend it in our studies. However, given that the City has established
architectural and landscaping criteria, it may not be practical for Inspectors to assume
this responsibility.
159.
Recommendation:
The Community Development Director should explore
whether Building Inspectors or Code Inspectors can perform required
Planning inspections to streamline the inspection process and free up more
project processing time for Planners.
Planning Application Processing Times
Table 22 shows sample data on six (6) recent Planning Applications that were
processed by the Division.
Table 22
Six Recent PA Applications Processed
As the above table shows, the completeness determination data was incomplete,
however, timeframes ranged from immediate to 44 days for administrative projects
Application
Type
Case #
Date
Submitted
Date Staff
Deemed
complete
Total # of
Calendar
Days
from
Submittal
to
Complete
Date of
PC or
Director
Decision
# of
Calendar
days from
Deemed
Complete
to PC or
Director
Decision
Date of
Council
Decision (if
applicable)
# of days
from PC
decision to
Council
Decision (if
applicable)
# of Cal.
days from
Submittal
to Final
Decision
Administrative
(Director
approval)
Case
CAUP-15-13
Approval Cert No. 15-
031
10/8/15
10/8/15
0
10/27/15
19
n/a
n/a
19
Administrative
(Director
approval)
Case
ASD-15-06
Approval Cert No. 15-
029
7/31/15
9/14/15
44
10/9/15
25
n/a
n/a
69
Planning
Commission
Approval Case
UP-15-10
Resolution No. 15-58
7/15/15
8/24/15
39
9/8/15
15
n/a
n/a
54
Planning
Commission
Approval Case
USA-15-01
PC Reso. No. 15-56
CC Reso No. 15-218
7/31/15
7/31/15
0
8/11/15
11
9/2/15
22
32
City Council
Approval Case
DA-15-12
CC Ord No. 2174
7/31/15
-
-
9/22/15
-
10/21/15
29
81
City Council
Approval Case
DA-14-09
PC Reso 15-53
CC Ord No. 2170
8/29/14
Incomplete
ltr on 4/9/15
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8/11/15
-
10/7/15
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